Episode 132: Noam Dworman - Comedy, Free Speech, and Creating The Comedy Cellar
Description
Noam Dworman is a businessman, the co-host of the podcast "Live From The Table," and the owner of the world-famous Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village, NYC.
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(00:00 ) Intro
(00:59 ) How The Comedy Cellar came to be
(02:38 ) Noam's dad, Manny
(07:05 ) Why did Manny start The Comedy Cellar?
(10:42 ) Notable comics early at The Comedy Cellar
(12:00 ) The way to fame for comics pre-internet
(14:32 ) Identifying comedic talent
(18:36 ) Patrice O'Neal
(24:12 ) How Noam took over The Comedy Cellar
(27:37 ) The scene at The Comedy Cellar in early 2000's
(29:52 ) Why The Comedy Cellar is so popular
(32:19 ) The design of The Comedy Cellar venue
(36:58 ) Quotes from Noam about free speech
(38:11 ) Louis CK, free speech, and woke culture
(43:58 ) How the left has changed regarding free speech
(47:22 ) Comedy as a refuge
(50:23 ) Defining wokeness and a story about Noam's daughter
(56:30 ) The state of wokeness and cancel culture
(59:02 ) Comedians and intellectuals with courage
(01:02:58 ) What's next for Noam and The Comedy Cellar
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